Disinformation is the deliberate use of lies to manipulate people, whether to extract profit or to advance a political agenda. Its unwitting accomplice, misinformation, is spread by unknowing dupes who repeat lies they believe to be true. In America today, both forms of falsehood are distorting our perception of reality.

In a democracy, the people need a shared set of facts as a basis to debate and make decisions that advance and secure their collective interests. Differences of opinion, and even propaganda, have always existed in the United States, but now, enemies of democracy are using disinformation to attack our sovereign right to truthful information, intellectual integrity, and the exercise of the will of the people. Online disinformation is particularly insidious because of its immediacy, its capacity to deceive, and its ability to reach its target.

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    8 months ago

    LOL there’s always a both sideser in here. I have this conversation with my brother weekly. He seems to think that the next time will convince me.

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      8 months ago

      I mean the right is obviously much worse, straight up lies vs careful omission. Not trying to defend that since it kinda goes without saying around here.

      For this tho when one of the fastest/widest margin bills to pass congress this past year is blocking foreign tech media because it might influence elections, while our domestic tech companies have already been proven to do that over and over for the past few elections it just shows neither side actually cares about misinformation, just controlling it for themselves

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        8 months ago

        It’s specifically that they don’t want the Chinese government to have access to the data. They don’t care a bit about privacy though.

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        8 months ago

        One side is backed by fiction and one side is backed by US intelligence? And where is this ‘proof’ domestic tech companies illegally influence American elections? Let’s see it bub.

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          And where is this ‘proof’ domestic tech companies illegally influence American elections?

          God it’s impossible to keep up with people who are obsessed with defending the problems within the Democratic party. Is this not what happened in the 2016 general election now? I can’t keep up with the shifting narratives used to excuse the failures of establishment Democrats.

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            Sure, be scared of the tech bogeymen forever then. If I recall all three branches of your government were repub for half a turn and you’re still getting ass fucked.

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          8 months ago

          No problem. Since the youtube video does indeed explain everything.

          I could link you the Manufacturing Consent book too but that seems rather long for your simple question.

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            Since the youtube video does indeed explain everything.

            No it doesn’t.

            I could link you the Manufacturing Consent book too but that seems rather long for your simple question.

            Nobody asked a question, dipshit

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              8 months ago

              Is that the sound of a liberal that can’t explain why his government refuses to call the Genocide israel commits a Genocide?

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                8 months ago

                No, it’s the sound of me pointing out that you can try to spread this garbage everywhere but none of us are falling for it

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                    No, I literally answered your stupid question, keep up.

                    Basic reading comprehension is fucking hard for you, init?

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                8 months ago

                And that is the sound of someone going ad hominem when they feel insecure.

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                    8 months ago

                    Because Linker and you both have a history of willful stupidity

                    Which you of course know because you’ve been told this many times

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                    And redirecting too! Wow, you’re managed to hit several of the bad faith talking points that conservatives use.

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                    My last message and I am disengaging from you since neither you nor any of this are worth my effort. You can’t point at someone and say “see, you don’t have the answers to everything therefore I win, checkmate, home run, idiot”. If you had a real point to make, you’d have done so long ago. Instead, you’re just slinging a bunch of turds around and then pat yourself on the back for a job well done. I’m here to tell you that you have failed to convinced a single person of anything you said. Further, you may not actually believe anything you say and only say it in an attempt to feel better than others. Both of these things are very unhealthy and are something that you should resolve for your own health and safety.

                    /out

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                Leftists aren’t liberals and liberals aren’t leftists. Everyone knows both parties are bad. One is worse though.

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        See, the problem can’t be capitalism because to do away with that would change things. And change scares me. So, I want to conserve what we have now. But, don’t call me a conservative. /s